Chepuwa

Thangmuchhyi थाङमुछ्यी थाङमुछ्यी Chepuwa
Village development committee
Nickname:  Chhongdi(छोङदी)
Thangmuchhyi थाङमुछ्यी Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°46′N87°31′E / 27.77°N 87.52°E / 27.77; 87.52
Country	Nepal
Zone	Kosi Zone
District	Sankhuwasabha District
Population  (1991)
• Total	1,949
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Thangmuchhyi (Chepuwa) is a village development committee in Sankhuwasabha District in the Kosi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1949 people living in 425 individual households. Thangmuchhyi divided into 3 toles called Dhongdek, Syarkijong (Syarkidang) and Orokchhen and Gangdok and Chhulung also sub tole of Thangmuchhyi. People from Thangmuchhyi are mostly Nuppa clan of Bhote and Lhomi. Among Nuppa also there are 3 main family groups called Mi-Ngo (Identity). Sonarinjen (Dhongtoek) Mi-Ngo, Ueohok (lower village) Mi-Ngo and Hamo Mi-Ngo. In Dhongtoek (upper household) tole, Sonarinjen clans are living and from Sonarinjen there were three brothers called Nangang Angchuk, Chhiyang Chhedar and Dhinakpa (real name forgotten). ^[1]

It borders Tibet, China.

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References

1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
2. Nuppa, Shangbu.2015. Pahichanko Seroferoma Lhomi Jaati. National Foundation for Development Indigenous Nationalities. Government of Nepal

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Sankhuwasabha District